Information about #252931 color

#252931 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#252931 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 41, 49) — 14.5% red, 16.1% green, 19.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 3 / 0 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #252931 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Indian Ink (#232732). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Charcoal (#262B2F) and Cinder (#242A2E).

The recipe behind #252931 is rgb(37, 41, 49), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #252931: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #252931 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#252931 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#252931 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#252931 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#252931 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#252931 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#252931 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2F3125
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#312725
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#312529
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#293125
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2D2531
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#312D25
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#293125
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#31252F
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#312D25
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#253127
#253127

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Nearest named colors to #252931

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Indian Ink color link
Indian Ink

#232732

Blue Charcoal color link
Blue Charcoal

#262B2F

Cinder color link
Cinder

#242A2E

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Jaguar color link
Jaguar

#29292F

Double Revolver color link
Double Revolver

#29272F

Bunker color link
Bunker

#292C2F

Shadowland color link
Shadowland

#26272C

Double Foundry color link
Double Foundry

#282A2C

Charleston Green color link
Charleston Green

#232B2B

Dark Knight color link
Dark Knight

#232D36

Black Russian color link
Black Russian

#24252B

#252931 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#252931
  • RGB37, 41, 49
  • CMYK5, 3, 0, 81
  • CSSrgb(37, 41, 49)
  • HSL220°, 14%, 17%
  • HSL Precise220°, 13.953%, 16.863%
  • HSV220°, 24%, 19%
  • HSB220°, 24%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.161, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.161, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.161, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID252931
  • DECIMAL ID2435377
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers331 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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